-- CFRA, an independent research provider, has providedwith the following research alert. Analysts at CFRA have summarized their opinion as follows:
We increase our 12-month target price by $5 to $245, 38.5x our 2026 FFO estimate, a premium to WELL's historical forward one-year average multiple (33.4x). WELL's Senior Housing Operating (SHO) same-store portfolio continues to outperform our expectations. We lift our 2026 FFO estimate by $0.14 to $6.36 and raise 2027 by $0.21 to $7.16. SHO same-store net operating income (NOI) was up 22% Y/Y, while expense per room increased only 0.4% driving a 320-bp margin expansion in the quarter. This growth is seen in new and stabilized properties, with 95% occupancy communities still generating 20% NOI growth in Q1 due to 5% RevPOR growth. WELL is now monetizing its proprietary data science AI with Public Storage (PSA) and a large private equity form using it to accelerate its own transaction platforms. While this is a small piece of revenue now, we see this as an asset light, very high margin opportunity for further expansion into real estate operators in non-health care industries.